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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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